Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops

These Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops are perfect for a weeknight dinner or if you’ve got guests to impress! Coated in a delicious sweet but spicy sauce, this Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops recipe will have you asking for seconds!

Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops

Season 18 of Hell’s Kitchen has started which means it’s time for Gordon Ramsey to yell at the contestants for messing up scallops. LOL. I’m a sucker for a good cooking competition show so you bet I’ll be tuning in. The new Hell’s Kitchen episodes were actually what inspired me to make this recipe – I don’t often cook scallops but if given the chance, I can eat my weight in them. I will pick the scallops out in my chow mien and eat it all if I can’t finish the whole dish haha.

I always have dried scallops on hand to add to soups or congees. So when I walked by a bag of scallops at the grocery store, I got to wondering “okay, how hard can it really be?” Plus they were on sale so I was more willing to test my ability to cook scallops. So that’s how we got here! I’m making scallops on the blog today!

PS since it’s also the holiday season, this the perfect if you want to impress your guests with little effort! That’s a win in my books lol.

Why Scallops?

The spicy honey garlic marinade I am using for this recipe is great on other meats/seafood as well. However, I picked scallops to cook because 1. I’m on a Hell’s Kitchen binge and 2. scallops are very quick to cook. It takes around 2-3 minutes to cook per side per scallop thus is a great speedy meal. Scallops are best enjoyed straight off from the pan as they can get a little rubbery over time so skip the meal prep for this one.

Scallops are a low fat seafood choice as well as being a good source of protein. Scallops are more than 80 percent protein and provides 20g of protein per serving. I used two 300g bags of Marina Del Rey’s Icelandic Wild Caught Scallops (not sponsored) because they were on sale and they come ready to cook (aka I don’t have to deal with the shell and roe).

What You’ll Need to Make This Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops

• cast iron
• ziploc or container for marinating
• honey
• soy sauce
• sriracha
• garlic
• butter or oil of choice

How to Make This Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops Recipe

• In a bowl, combine your honey, soy sauce, sriracha, and minced garlic together. Mix throughly and pour half a bag or container with your scallops to marinate. Let the scallops marinate for 30 minutes. (This is usually when I work on making my side such as spaghetti or couscous)
• Once ready, in a cast iron (or non-stick pan of your choice), on medium to high heat, add some butter or oil of choice and then add your scallops. Let the scallops cook for around three minutes. Turn the scallops over and cook until golden – around 2 minutes.
• Remove the scallops and set them aside and add the rest of the marinade into the pan, stirring on low heat, letting the sauce thicken. Once the sauce has thicken, add the scallops back into the pan to coat them or pour the sauce directly onto the scallops.

Remember:

• Both sides of a scallop should be seared to a perfect golden-brown ‘crust’ with the sides opaque all the way through. They should be firm to the touch, but still slightly soft with a little wiggle to them.
• Scallops are very quick to cook so keep a constant eye on them.
• Don’t get yelled at by Gordon Ramsey

What to serve scallops with

I served mine with my Lemon Garlic Basil Butter Spaghetti (recipe coming soon) but other ideas include

• risotto
• couscous
• polenta
• lemon orzo
• roasted garlic and lemon broccoli
• stir fried noodles (great in chow mien!)
• potato gratin

Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops

These Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops are perfect for a weeknight dinner or if you've got guests to impress! Coated in a delicious sweet but spicy sauce, this Spicy Honey Garlic Scallops recipe will have you asking for seconds!

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Healthy

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Marinading Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 45 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Author: Carmy

Ingredients

• 600 grams scallops
• 2/3 cup soy sauce
• 2/3 cup honey
• 5 tbsp Sriracha
• 6 tbsp garlic
• 2 tbsp butter

Instructions

• In a bowl, combine your soy sauce, honey, sriracha, and minced garlic together. Mix throughly and pour half a bag or container with your scallops to marinate. Let the scallops marinate for 30 minutes. 
• Once ready, in a cast iron (or non-stick pan of your choice), on medium to high heat, add some butter or oil of choice and then add your scallops. Let the scallops cook for around three minutes. Turn the scallops over and cook until golden – around 2 minutes.
• Remove the scallops and set them aside and add the rest of the marinade into the pan, stirring on low heat, letting the sauce thicken. Once the sauce has thicken, add the scallops back into the pan to coat them or pour the sauce directly onto the scallops.

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Nutrition

Serving: 4servings | Calories: 369kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 3232mg | Potassium: 490mg | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 4.1% | Vitamin C: 19.6% | Calcium: 4.2% | Iron: 11.2%

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